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  2. Syphilis is at its highest levels since the 1950s. Here's how ...

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    Texas mandates syphilis testing for pregnant women at three points — during their first prenatal visit, around the 28-week mark and before delivery — but in reality, these tests are often missed.

  3. Wassermann test - Wikipedia

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    The Wassermann test or Wassermann reaction (WR) [1] is an antibody test for syphilis, named after the bacteriologist August Paul von Wassermann, based on complement fixation. It was the first blood test for syphilis and the first in the nontreponemal test (NTT) category. Newer NTTs, such as the RPR and VDRL tests, have mostly replaced it.

  4. Syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.

  5. Premarital medical examination - Wikipedia

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    The most common blood test for syphilis was the Wassermann test, developed in 1906 by August von Wassermann, though results of the alternative Kahn test were also usually accepted. [1] If a partner tested positive, they would generally be required to undergo a course of treatment until a doctor was satisfied that the infection was resolved.

  6. Syphilis cases are on the rise. The FDA just approved a ... - AOL

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    The test from NOWDiagnostics gives results in about 15 minutes; however, a positive result should be followed up with a visit to a medical professional in order to confirm the diagnosis.

  7. Cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in Americans age ...

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    By the time people are over the age of 50, Park says “about 1 in 5 of us has herpes type 2,” which causes genital herpes. “And then when we talk about herpes type 1, which causes oral herpes ...

  8. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    About 500 million have either syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia or trichomoniasis. [1] At least an additional 530 million have genital herpes, and 290 million women have human papillomavirus. [1] Historical documentation of STIs in antiquity dates back to at least the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) and the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (8th/7th C. BCE ...

  9. With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home ...

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    The new test received FDA authorization after the company submitted data from clinical trials showing that the First To Know Syphilis Test identified a positive specimen 93.4% of the time.

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